Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. Image via Twitter @thando_thabethe
Bafana Bafana skipper Williams explains how he saved those penalties
Bafana Bafana skipper Ronwen Williams refuses to take credit for his AFCON quarter-final heroics. Who is he crediting?
Bafana goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. Image via Twitter @thando_thabethe
Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams refuses to take credit for his Man of the Match award against Cape Verde. The Sundowns man produced four saves in a record-breaking penalty shoot-out to steer South Africa to the AFCON semi-finals.
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Williams refused to take credit for AFCON heroics for Bafana Bafana
Williams saved four penalties, a feat never before achieved in AFCON history. South Africa eventually saw Cae Verde off 2-1 on penalties after a goalless 120 minutes.
“This doesn’t mean anything [winning the Man of the Match], the fight, the desire we had a as team tonight to fight for 120 plus minutes, that’s what matters to me, to see the brotherhood out there, to fight, to keep going, that matters to me, that’s more important,” Williams said after the game.
“So I will receive this trophy on behalf of all the players, the technical team, the staff, everyone who’s been on this journey with us.”
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Skipper thanks his analyst
Williams reiterated that credit should go to the team’s analyst for his handed to their analyst for his tireless work, research and opposition analysis.
“I give credit to the analyst [Sinesipho Mali], cut so many videos, we studied the clips, I studied them as well, I try and pick up trends and yeah it’s not me, I give credit to the analyst and the goalkeeper coach, they send me so many clips, my phone is filled with penalty clips so it’s a credit to them for doing the work,” he added.
“It’s not easy to get footage of some of these players all over the world, big up to the analyst to prepare the clips for me to watch and study and they made my job 50% easier, I had an idea where most of the players were going.”
South Africa meet Nigeria’s Super Eagles at the Stade de la Paix on Wednesday at 22:00. It should be a cracking semi-final.
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